“Born of the fires of Mercury, raised by the spiders and diamond dogs, versed on the beliefs of the electric light, they were given the power to be the gods and goddesses of thunder with the mighty rhythm, they march through continents across the seven seas on a path of sonic construction crushing the boundaries that were placed on all man-kind taking no prisoners and leaving no ear behind the taste is on their tongues, the blood is on their fingers, the fire is in their souls, the sound is sweet, the addiction is cyanide...”
Sweet Cyanide - how and when did the band come together and what's the inspiration behind the name?
Sweet Cyanide was the name of my first band when i was in high school; I came up with the name back then because i recall reading about the TYLENOL poisoning scares they were having here in the US. Anyway, years later, Angelo and i were about to embark on a new musical mission with Mike and Joe, and the name SWEET CYANIDE was thrown into the NAME GAME by Angelo as a joke....well, no one laughed! We all loved it and we decided it really fit the sound of the band; a bit of Sweet and alot of Cyanide!!
Can you introduce each member of your band and give us a little known fact about each of them, preferably as rock 'n' roll as possible!!
Ok, so the band is going to hate me for these revelations but here we go: It is a little known fact that along with being the baddest (as in
Micheal Jackson) bass player around today, Angelo is skilled in the
art of Auparishtaka, especially on the road, making us all very
envious! Mike (Drummer extraordinaire) is able to levitate while laying down and engaging in the different types of congress. It's quite amazing to see him floating across the room in that position!
Joe (Guitarist,Anarchist) is an anomaly. There are so many interesting things about him that it's almost impossible to pick one but, Joe is well versed in the arts of cockfighting, quail fighting, and ram fighting! as well as being amazing at playing on musical glasses
filled with water. Mine are a little more complex but i can actually style my hair...with my organ of copulation! No lie!
How would you describe your sound to a deaf person?
Well, it depends if the person became deaf later in life or if they were born deaf...if they became deaf, then SWEET CYANIDE sounds like a dramatic, artistic, and self-revelatory Hard- Rockin' band...poisonous and irresistibly tasty! Now, if the person was born deaf, then i would say we sound like blahblahblahblah...wouldn't really make much of a difference to them, right??
What could one expect spending 45 minutes rocking with Sweet Cyanide?
All that has been missing in Rock n' Roll in the recent years!! Great
songs, massive riffage, killer vocals, and alot of sweating! In short,
you should expect to see a real-live, hard working Rock band not some crappy, cookie-cutter, fake rock group made up of guys who live off of their daddy's trust-fund money!
If you could travel back in time and play your music to one of your musical hero's, or record label's or musical era's, who, what or when would it be?
That's easy, i'd play our CD for Marc Bolan right around his
"Futuristic Dragon"-era!
What do you think set's Sweet Cyanide apart from other rock bands out there today?
Sweet Cyanide is ROCK! The torch has been handed to us by the gods of rock and we will carry it proudly into the future! Not too mention, we have "The Cyanide Girls", a group of sexy females that are featured in their most loveliest on Sweetcyanide.com's Sinner's Club section every month (refer to the right for Miss December, Sweet Yasmin)!!
You released a self titled album out in late 2008, can you tell us about a few of your favorite tracks off the album?
'Crash Theory' opens the CD, it's what a freight-train crashing
through your living-room would sound like!
'Black n' white' is what we would consider our "hard rock musical
opus"...sheer genius!
'S.L.M.' is a sexy, sleazy Sunset Strip groove via New York City glam!
'Heartbreaker' is the obvious single; full of hooks and witty tongue
in cheek sarcasm.
'i Wish U Would' is an homage to the long forgotten great pop writers
like Jeff Lynne, Pete Ham, and Sir Paul.
'Under The Sun' is a sonic journey through SWEET CYANIDE's most metalmoments...a scorcher!!! BTW-All of these songs are now available on i-tunes;)
Sweet Cyanide is describe as a "vaudevillian laced blend of David Bowie glam and Guns N Roses grit" - what kind of movie could you see your music featuring in?
A remake of "A Clockwork Orange" or a film that educates the viewer on the fine art of love-making...i believe it's called a "Porno".
Taking into account your past experiences in the bands Crashbox and Moment Theory, as a wise man now, in your opinion, what do you think are the most important ingredients for a band to succeed these days?
Honesty. The smart listeners can hear through the bullshit and can see through the bogus images. With SC, we all share the same vision. We are not conforming to the "flavor of the week" rules that alot of
other groups are stuck having to follow. We write and play what we
would like to listen to. It's a simple lesson that we all
learned...you gotta love what your doing!
Lastly, here is your free advertising space to say anything else you wish.......
and last but not least
![SWEET CYANIDE
From:
New York, USA
The band:
Sal Scoca (Vocals/Guitar)
Angelo Fariello (Bass)
Joe Salvatore (Guitar)
Mike Bambace [Drums]
Website:
www.sweetcyanide.com
Myspace:
myspace.com/sweetcyanidenyc
CD Release:
Self Titled CD released 2008
(Available from ITUNES and Amazon)](28_SWEET_CYANIDE_files/shapeimage_4.png)
